2023
Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data
Ochoa-Allemant P, Tate J, Williams E, Gordon K, Marconi V, Bensley K, Rentsch C, Wang K, Taddei T, Justice A, Cohorts F. Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data. Medical Care 2023, 61: 200-205. PMID: 36893404, PMCID: PMC10114212, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of diseaseHispanic patientsCountry of birthClinical dataHispanic ethnicityNon-Hispanic white patientsSex-adjusted prevalenceChronic liver diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusDemographic characteristicsElectronic health record dataHealth careHealth record dataPrevalence of conditionsUS health care systemMedicare administrative dataHealth care systemWhite patientsLiver diseaseImmunodeficiency virusSelf-reported ethnicityHigh prevalenceGastric cancerHepatocellular carcinomaVeteran population
2019
Regional and Rural-Urban Differences in the Use of Direct-acting Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C Virus
Njei B, Esserman D, Krishnan S, Ohl M, Tate JP, Hauser RG, Taddei T, Lim J, Justice AC. Regional and Rural-Urban Differences in the Use of Direct-acting Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C Virus. Medical Care 2019, 57: 279-285. PMID: 30807449, PMCID: PMC6436819, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect-acting antiviral agentsHepatitis C virus infectionVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemRural-Urban Commuting Area codesCurative HCV treatmentRural-urban designationC virus infectionElectronic health record dataHepatitis C virusPrior treatment experienceLower odds ratioHealth record dataZone improvement plan codeEligible patientsHCV treatmentAntiretroviral medicationsRural-urban residenceLiver diseaseUnadjusted analysesC virusRural-urban differencesOdds ratioMultivariable modelLower incidenceObservational study